Manifolding book



May 16, 1939. A. R. LAWSON MANIFOLDING BOOK Filed May 29, 1936 s Shets-Shet 1 INVENTOR. A Mart i? L 01050)? ATTORNEYS.

May 16, 1939. A. R. LAWSON MANIFOLDING BOOK.

Filed May 29, 1956 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Albert l? Lawson ATTORNEYS.

May 16, 193 A. R. LAWSON MANIFOLDING BOOK Filed May 29,- 1936 "s sheets-sheets INVENTOR. A/bcrt 7F, Lawson BY %J/M- ATTORNEY-S.

Patented May 16, 1939 RAZT-EENTQ one! cs1 MANIFOLDING BOOK Albert R. Lawson, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; as-

signor to Appleford Paper Products; Ltd-.iflam ilton; Ontario, Canada Appiication 'May 29,1936; Serial N0..82,577

8 Claims.

g This. invention relates to improvements in manifoldingcdevices and particularly to manirfolding-books of the: sales. book type. wherein .a

plurality of records are made of each transaction. An object ofthe invention is the provision, in a .simple. and practical manifolding structure comprisinga plurality of superimposed manifoldingzsets or units, each including a plurality of recordwleaves, of means supporting at least one sieaflofeach 'set in such a manner that it may bepivotally swung from the position of use in the set v to a position of non-use outside of .the set. Preferablyeachset includes a one time carbon leaf mounted upon a pivot for swingable move- .vmentaboutthepivot to a position of non-use wherein. the used carbon leaves are. segregated outside of theset. The used leaves may be segregated into separate and distinct groups, such as used carbon. leaves in .onegroup and used record ,leavesin another group... Thus segregated they maybe retained in the book or one group may be removed as a group-:from the book for further disposition.

Another object is the provision of a manifold- .,ing.book comprisinga plurality of manifolding units: each of which includes a plurality of record leaves andone or more carbon leaves and wherein the leaves that are to be retained in the book following useare so pivotally supported upon a .leaf: supporting pivot stud as to be capable of: swingablemovement about thestud to a suitable:v

Preferably the leaves are position .of' non-use. so-supported upon the stud as to be capable of swingable movement directly over the stud or xswingable pivotal movement about the axis of the stud.

The improved book is preferably characterized by havinga backwhich carriesthe stud and which 1 back is alsoprovided with a front cover having a :pocket into which certain of the leaves, following use, may be swung. Theleaves are so supported that instead of being swung into the pocket, they may be swung to a position overlying the pocket. The front cover pocket may be formed .by.a sideflap which, with the front cover itself,

constitutesa side, entrance pocket. into which used leaves may be swung. This side flap may be swingably connected with the back or it may have'one end attached thereto. -is.pro.videdv with an end flap which serves as a stop sheet and-is adapted to be folded in between successive unused manifolding sets.

In one desirable form the book cover or carrier for thevmanifolding units is characterized in that g it-i sadapte d to. receive a packet consisting of a The back itself may be provided with stubs whichsare :directly mounted on the pivot stud. Thevleafis-detachably associated withiitsstubfor ready separation therefrom and certain of the record leaves may be detachably connected together For example, the, original 'record leaf-mayform a .partof the same sheet as the duplicate record leaf being con nected therewith along-a weakened line and folded thereoven, Aone timescarbonuleaf .is as-.

sociated in each set or manifolding .unit.--This carbon leaf. maybe mounted-upon the stud for independent q- :pivotal swinging movement there about or it may have a stubwhich is adhesive-1y;

securedcto-the stub. of la record leaf so that theh carbon leaf-and record leaftswing asa unit. The

carbon leaf may .even .be. adhesively. attached to the back of theoriginalrrecord leafor secured in someother manner-within the unit Without being-1 itself independently pivotally mounted upon the pivotstud.

Inathetriplicate type. of-v book a .heavy duty car-bonleaf v may be provided for successive use through .the' successive setsand in conjunction with the one-time carbon-leaf-which is provided-i in each-set. Theonetimecarbon leaf provided for.-each.set-.--may have a clean surfaced back adapted-totake. a record from anoverlying car.-. bon leafzso that-three records ofa transaction may be--made.-with.each unit, adding. only two clean.-surfacedrecord leaves by employing the one time-.carbcn leaf which serves .both as.. a record and. a transfer leaf. 1

The inventionmaybeembodied in a manifold-.

ingbook of-doubleor triplicate type oreven-in a manifoldingi book having. four, or five record leaves for. each set-.- Several :modificationsof. the. invention showing its embodiment in duplicate and triplicate .books and exhibiting. difierences in. structure and assembly are shown inthe drawings and hereinafter.- described.

Various other? advantages,- characteristics andmeritorious featuresof. this invention will .more.

fully appearafromthe I following description: ap-.

pended claims and accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a book of the duplicate type embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the record leaves in a single set of the duplicate book shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the carbon leaf used in each set in the book shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through a duplicate book of a slightly modified form to that shown in Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a section through a duplicate book of a second slightly modified form,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross-section through the pivot of the triplicate book shown in Fig. 7,

Fig. '7 is a perspective of my invention embodied in a triplicate form of book,

Fig. 8 is a perspective of the two clean surfaced record leaves used in the triplicate form of book illustrated in Fig. 7,

Fig. 9 illustrates a modified form of triplicate book wherein there are five leaves, three of which are clean surfaced,

Fig. 10 illustrates a second modified form of triplicate book wherein there are three leaves. only two of which leaves serve also as transfer leaves,

Fig. 11 illustrates a third modification of a triplicate book wherein there are four leaves, two being clean surfaced record leaves and one record leaf also serving as a transfer leaf,

Fig. 12 is a perspective of a book cover showing modifications as compared with the covers illustrated in Figs. 1 and 7,

Fig. 13 is a cross-section taken on iii-l3 of Fig. 12,

Fig. 14 illustrates a second modified form of cover and one adapted to receive the packet shown in Fig. 15, and

Fig. 15 illustrates a removable packet adapted to be received in the cover shown in Fig. 14 and emboying my invention.

The invention comprises the provision in a manifolding device, including a plurality of manifolding units, of means securing the units together within the carrier or cover of a book in such manner that at least one leaf in each set is swingable about the axis of a pivot stud to a position of non-use outside of the packet of manifolding units. Preferably a plurality of leaves in each set are so mounted upon the pivot that they may be so swung to a position ofnon-use and in so doing the leaves which are retained in the book following use may be segregated into groups in their position of non-use. For example, each set may contain a carbon leaf which is pivotally supported to be swung after use to a position of non-use wherein the carbon leaves of successive sets are arranged in a group. Each unit may alsc include a permanent record leaf which is likewise so pivotally supported that it may be similarly swung but disposed in its position of non-use in a group separate from the carbon leaf group. In this case provision is made in the book or carrier for the separation of the two groups of used leaves. The invention is shown in a sample form in Figs. 1 to 5 in a book of the duplicate type wherein each unit is provided with two record leaves.

' In the construction shown in Fig. 1 each unit comprises an original record leaf 2!] and a duplicate record leaf 22. Each of these leaves is clean surfaced on both sides. The original record leaf is an integral part of the duplicate leaf being folded thereover along a line of perforation 24.

It may be separated from a duplicate leaf along such perforated line. The duplicate leaf is provided with a stub 26. This stub is preferably an integral part of the leaf as shown in Fig. 2. The leaf is not adapted for severance from its stub but it might be so formed according to conventional practice and as is shown in Fig. 8 where a line of perforation is provided separating the stub from the main portion of the leaf upon which the record is to be written. Each manifolding unit includes in addition to the original and duplicate leaves 23 and 22 a carbon leaf 28 shown in Fig. 3. This is a one-time carbon leaf, being a thin sheet carbonized on one surface only. It contains a relatively thin coating of carbon as it is adapted for the transfer of merely one record. Preferably each end of the leaf is provided with a margin which is free from carbon. This is shown at 30 at the lower end and at 32 at the upper end of the leaf. The marginal portion 32 is adhesively adapted to be secured to the stub 26 of duplicate leaf 22 as shoiwn in Fig. 1 and such adhesive coating is indicted on the stub 26 of the duplicate leaf 22.

The book shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a plurality of sets or units made up as hereinabove described. Each unit includes two clean surfaced record leaves and a carbon leaf. The carbon leaf is adhesively secured at its stub to the stub of the duplicate record leaf. The original leaf 2% is folded over the carbon leaf. Each of these units is mounted upon a pivot 34. The stub of the duplicate record leaf and the overlying stub of the carbon leaf adhesively secured thereto is provided with an aperture 2'! adapted to be received over the pivot. This pivot is carried by the back 36 of the book. The back has a front cover 38 which is adapted to fold over the superimposed manifolding sets. The back is also provided with a stop sheet 40 which is adapted to be folded in between the unused sets and the set which is in position for use in the manner which is well understood. The front cover is provided with a side flap 42 which is adapted to fold inwardly over the front cover. It provides a pocket between the cover and the flap in which used leaves may be swung. This flap may be cut away as at M and 46 at two of its corners to expose the leaves thereunder in order that they may be readily grasped for manipulation. As shown in Fig. 1 this flap is free to swing. The cut away portion 44 of the flap 42 is for the purpose of providing a clearance for the fingers of the operator on the act of swinging the leaf 28 into or out of the pocket over the front cover. The cut away portion 46 is for the purpose of providing a clearance for the upper right hand corner of the leaf 28 when being swung into or out of the pocket.

In the manipulation of a book of this type the stop sheet 40 will be inserted underneath the uppermost set before such set receives an entry. Upon the making of an entry upon the original leaf of such set this entry is transferred by the one-time carbon leaf to the duplicate leaf of the set. The original record leaf may then be detached along the weakened line of severance 24 from the duplicate leaf and the duplicate leaf and carbon leaf may be swung as a unit into the pocket overlying the front cover 38 underneath its side flap 42. The stop sheet is then shifted to a position underneath the next succeeding set and the operation is repeated. It will be seen that the used leaves which are retained in the book form a stack of used leaves fore described as Fig. 4.

a itaeee within the pocket provided by the side flap on the front cover separate from. the unused pack of leaves.

The construction of Fig. 4 is also a duplicate book but in this structure carbon-leaf 28 is independently mounted upon the pivot 34 for swingable movement thereabout' into the pocket independently of the duplicate record leaf. The duplicate record leaf 22 may be swung directly over the end of the pivot to a position overlying the flap 42 and this practice may be followed through the successive sets as they are used so that the used carbon leaves and the used duplicate record leaves will be segregated from each other into two groups of used leaves. This will facilitate disposition of one group or another as may be desired in the record system employed in the store and also to facilitate examination of the duplicate record leaves to check up on previous .entries.

In Fig. 5 the carbon leaf .28 is adhesivelyzattached at 45 at one end to the back'of the original record leaf 20. When the original record leaf is separated along a perforated line 24 from the duplicate record leaf the carbon leaf comes off with the original record leaf. It may be readily separated therefrom. so that the original record leaf can be handed to the customer as a clean surfaced leaf. The carbon leaf may be thrown away. The duplicate leaf 22 may be swung about the pivot into the pocket overlying the front cover. It will be seen therefore that Figs. 1, 3, and 5 illustrate three modifications of my invention in a duplicate type of book.

The triplicate book is shown in Figs. 7 to 11 and in Fig. 15. .In the form of triplicate book shown in Fig. 7 there is provided a back 36, front cover 38, stop sheet 49, and frontcover flap 42 as described in connection with the duplicate form of book illustrated in Fig. 1. In this construction, however, the. front cover flap is longer than is shown in theconstruction shown in Fig. 1 and it is provided with a stub 43 which is mounted upon the pivot 34. The flap therefore is not adapted to swing but it does provide a pocket overlying the front cover into which used leaves may beswung. This flap may be ruled to provide a summary sheet as is'shown in Fig. '7 and the corners may be cut away at 44 and 46 as hereinabove described in connection with the structure of Fig. 1.

This manifolding device includes a plurality of units wherein three copies are adapted to be made of each entry. Each unit includes the original and duplicate leaves 28 and 22, as described in connection with the construction of Fig. l. The original record leaf 2!] is connected to the duplicate leaf and folds thereover along a line of perforation 24. The duplicate leaf has a stub 32 and the leaf may be severed from. the stub along the line of perforation 33. The stub is provided with an aperature 2! adapted to be received over the stud 34. The carbon leaf 28 is of the character shown in Fig. 3 and as used a in Fig. 1 except that this carbon leaf is not here shown as adhesively secured to the stub of the duplicate leaf 22 but is independently pivoted upon the stud 34 as is the case in connection with the construction shown and hereto- In this book, in order to provide three copies of each entry there is also included a heavy duty carbon sheet 41. This is bound in the book. It is notnecessary that thissheet 4! be rotatable upon the stud as it'is used'through successive sets. It may be cut away atone corner as at '48- to facilitate manipulation. Afterone set-has been used and certain of the leaves-have-been detached and others have been movedinto the'pocket of the front cover the heavy duty carbon leaf 41 will be overlying the original'record leaf 2510f the succeeding set. The upper righthand corner-of the original record leaf -is exposed-through the cut out portion 48 of the heavy-duty carbon leaf. The original reco'rdleafm'ay be graspedzthrough this cut out portion 48 "of the heavy duty carbon leaf and withdrawn-from. underneath such leaf and disposed th'ereover'toput such succeeding set into condition for use.

The originalrecordleaf 20 and duplicate record leaf' 22-may -be separated from the stub '32 of :the duplicate record leaf and then divided for disposition. Theused carbonleaf 28 may then be swunginto the pocket. The stop sheet is positioned underneath the next set and heavy duty carbon-leaf 41 is insertedin the set underneaththe original record leaf 2U overlying the carbon leaf '28 inthe set. It will be seen that one entry ismade upon the clean surfaced back of the carbon leaf 28 and that-this carbon leaf itselfserves'the dual purpose of a transfer leaf and a record leaf.

=In Fig. 9 I have illustrated a modified form of triplicate book wherein each unit includes five leaves. There-is-the original and duplicate rec- 0rd leaves 20 and 22 connected by a'line of perforation 24 as hereinabove-described. In addition there-is a third clean surfaced record leaf 50 independently pivotally mounted upon stud 34. There is a one-time carbon leaf 28 likewise pivotally mounted upon the stud. There is a secondoneti-me carbon leaf 29 likewise pivotally mounted upon thestud'34. Such a set provides three clean surfaced copies. The duplicate-record le'af 22 may be detached from its stub along the line of perforation 33 such as shown in Fig. 8.. The third clean surfaced record leaf 50 may be thro-wn. back overthe front cover flap 42 after it-has been used and after the original and duplicateleaves 2!! and 22 are removed and after the carbon-leaf 23 has been swung back into the pocket and the carbon leaf 29 may then likewise beswung back into the pocket. It is of courseunderstood that the duplicate record leaf 50 andeven the carbon leaves 28 and 29 may be provided with lines of perforation separating them "from their stubs ifit were desired to have thesame detachable from theirstubs.

Fig. 6 is a cross section through the stud 34 as shown in Fig. '7, but in Fig. 6 this stud is shown as a tubular stud wherein the stud part 34 that issecured to the back 36 is adapted to receive. am'anifolding packet the leaves of which are'held-together by a tubular element 52 which slides over the stud 34. 'I'he'front cover flap 42 is received over the stud 34 and the heavy duty carbon-41 is likewise received over the stud 34 and this stud is turned over as at 54.

Fig. '10 illustrates a modified form of triplicate book wherein each unit comprises merely three leaves. The book cover including the back 33, front cover 33, front cover flap 42, and pivot stud 34-maybe as described in connection with the construction shown in Fig.1. Each unit includes the duplicate record leaf 22 having a stub'pivotally mountedupon'the stud 34 anduan original record leaf 20 and acne-time carbon leaf 28. A difference between this form-and the form shown in Fig. 4 of the duplicate book is that in the form shown in Fig. 10 theba'ck of theoriginal record leaf 20 is carbonized as in the automatic type of book while in Fig. 4 the original leaf is clean surfaced on both sides. The carbonized back of this original record leaf transfers the record onto the clean surfaced side of the one-time carbon leaf 28 and this one-time carbon in turn transfers such record to the duplicate leaf 22. It will be seen that as the book is operated the duplicate leaf 22 is provided with a line of severance along which it may be separated from its stub. One clean surfaced copy, leaf 22, is provided and the other copies, leaves 20 and 28, are black backed. The leaves 20 and 22 may be detached and leaf 28 swung into the pocket.

Fig. 11 illustrates a triplicate construction wherein there are four leaves, two of which are clean surfaced on both sides. It resembles the duplicate construction shown in Fig. 5 in that the cover structure is similar and each unit comprises the original record leaf 20, duplicate record leaf 22 and carbon leaf 28a. adhesively secured at 44 to the back of the original record leaf. In addition there is the one time carbon leaf 2B pivotally mounted on the stud 34. The original and duplicate record leaves may be detached from the stub of the duplicate along the line of severance 33 and then in turn separated from each other along the line of severance 24 and carbon leaf 28a may be torn off the back of the original record leaf 20. The one time carbon leaf 28 may be swung into the pocket as has been heretofore described.

In Fig. 12 I have shown a modified form of back cover for the book. There is the usual back 36, front cover 38, front cover flap 42, and stop sheet All. There is then provided a spring clip of a generally U-shaped construction and illustrated in Figs. 12 and 13. One leg of this U is secured by rivets 56 to the back 36. The other leg of the U is bent as illustrated and is of a resilient nature and is provided with lugs 58 for a purpose hereinafter described. The two legs of the U are provided with cooperating opposed pivot studs 60. A packet of manifolding leaves may be secured together by a tubular rivet such as the rivet 34 shown in Fig. 6. In this connection such rivet might be turned over at both ends so as to hold the leaves in place. The packet of leaves with the tubular rivet will be inserted within the clip and the studs 60 will engage in the opposite ends of the tubular rivet to hold the packet in place. Spring tension of the clip would be such as to hold the packets securely in pos tion. The heavy duty carbon sheet would have one end inserted underneath the lugs 58 and folded over the top of the uppermost leg of the spring clip so that the heavy duty carbon would be held by the lugs 58 against pivotal swinging movement. If desired, of course these lugs might be omitted and the heavy duty carbon paper omitted and this spring clip used with the packet made up according to the duplicate style of book. The studs 68 might be made of such length that they would contact each other at their opposite ends and perforated. manifolding sets might be mounted therein Without the employment of the tubular rivet but the tubular rivet would facilitate the insertion of the same.

Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate a modification wherein the back cover 35 is provided with a pocket 52. The manifolding units may be assembled into a packet shown in Fig. 15 and held together by a rivet 6d turned over at its ends as shown. In Fig. 15 this packet is shown upside down and it is provided with a back 66 which carries the stop sheet 40 as a part thereof. A stub element 88 is likewise provided which is adapted to be received within the pocket 62 on the back cover to secure the packet in place for manipulation of the manifolding set. As shown in this form illustrated in Fig. 15 each set includes in addition to the original and duplicate record leaves 20 and 22 and the one time carbon leaf 28 a heavy duty carbon leaf 4'1 which is bound in the packet. A band 69 may have one end adhesively secured as at 10 to the back 56. The opposite end may be brought around over the front of the packet overlying the heavy duty carbon 46 and adhesively secured thereto and be itself mounted upon the pivot 64. This will hold the heavy duty carbon against swinging but permit swingable movement of the one time carbon 28 in one direction at least about the pivot to a position overlying the front cover. The original and duplicate record leaves may be provided with lines of severance as hereinabove described. The back of the front cover may be provided with end strips or pockets ll adapted to receive opposite ends of a siunmary sheet l2 that may be inserted thereunder to keep a record of the various entries made in the book.

Other changes according to well known manifolding practice might be made in the various forms here shown.

The term book where used herein describes an assemblage of a plurality of superimposed manifolding sets or units whether mounted within a cover having a back and front cover or upon a carrier of any kind or assembled in superimposed relation for use. The term. back of the book where used to describe the support for the pivot stud describes any such support for a pivot stud upon which leaves are mounted for manipulation.

What I claim:

1. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a leaf supporting pivot stud and a front cover provided With a fiap substantially coextensive with said cover secured at one end to said stud, forming with the front cover a side opening pocket, a plurality of superimposed manifolding sets each including a plurality of leaves, each set having at least one of its leaves pivotally mounted upon said stud for swingable movement thereabout to a position within the pocket formed between the front cover and its side flap.

2. A manifolding device having a leaf supporting pivot stud, a back and a front cover, a plurality of manifolding sets arranged in a single pile of superimposed sets, each set including a plurality of record leaves and a carbon leaf clean surfaced upon one face, each set having its carbon leaf pivotally mounted upon said pivot stud for swingable movement thereabout to a position overlying the front cover, and an additional carbon leaf positioned in the first set overlying the clean surface of the first mentioned carbon leaf and usable in the first set and in succeeding sets following use in the first set, said front cover having a flap secured to one edge overlying the cover and substantially coextensive therewith.

3. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a spring clip having opposed spaced apart cooperating pivot studs, a packet of superimposed sets of manifolding leaves secured together at one end by a tubular connection, said packet having its connected end received within said clip with the pivot studs received within the opposite ends of the tubular connection whereby individual leaves of the packet may be pivotally swung about said studs, and a heavy duty carbon leaf secured to said clip against pivotal movement but adapted to overlie successive sets of manifolding leaves in the packet.

4. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a U-shaped spring clip provided with cooperating opposed pivot studs carried by the opposed legs of the U-clip, a packet of superimposed sets of manifolding leaves gripped between the two legs of the clip and pivotally secured upon the studs for swingable movement of individual leaves from a position within the packet to a position outside of the packet, and a heavy duty carbon leaf secured to the spring clip to overlie successive manifolding sets in the packet but held against pivotal swingable movement.

5. In a manifolding book including a back and a front cover attached thereto adapted to be folded over the back cover and enclose the contents therewithin, a pivot stud associated with the back adjacent to the point of attachment of the front cover thereto and adapted to receive and pivot thereon a plurality of manifolding leaves, said front cover having a side flap overlying the front cover and of a size substantially coextensive therewith, said side flap hinged along one side edge thereof to the front cover and forming a side opening pocket into which leaves pivoted on said stud may be swung for retention therewithin.

6. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a leaf-supporting pivot stud and a front cover, a side flap of a size substantially coextensive with the front cover and secured thereto along one side edge of the latter to form in conjunction therewith a side opening pocket into which leaves pivoted on said stud may be swung thereinto, a plurality of superimposed manifolding sets each including a plurality of record leaves and a carbon leaf, each set having at least one record leaf and one carbon leaf independently pivotally mounted upon said stud for swingable movement there about, the independent pivotal character of the carbon leaves enabling the same to be swung after use under the side flap where they are retained against contact with adjacent material.

'7. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a U-shaped spring clip, the legs of which are provided with cooperating opposed pivot stud sections, and a packet of manifolding leaves inserted between the legs of the U-shaped clip and having an aperture therethrough through which the op posed pivot stud sections extend, certain of said leaves in said packet being pivotally swingable about the pivot stud sections through the open end of the U-shaped clip.

8. In a manifolding book, a back provided with a leaf supporting pivot stud, a plurality of superimposed manifolding sets each including at least one record leaf and at least one carbon leaf, each manifolding set having at least one record leaf and a carbon leaf independently pivotally mounted upon said stud for swingable movement thereabout, the independent pivoted character of the carbon leaves enabling the same to be segregated after use from the record leaves by swinging the former about said pivot stud and by turning back the latter over the pivot stud without swinging movement thereabout.

ALBERT R. LAWSON. 

